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Political Conspiracy Theories

More than half of all Americans believe in at least one conspiracy.

Political conspiracy theories have been around as long as politics but they're still popular today.

Several recent polls have found that more than 50% of people subscribe to at least one conspiracy theory, and with social networking and online media, stories about birth certificates, false flag operations and staged events spread like wildfire.

The party affiliation doesn't seem to matter - there are theories about President Obama planning to cancel the next election, just as there were about George W. Bush in 2004 and 2008.